{"product_id":"stroll-updated-edition-paperback","title":"Stroll, Updated Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawn Micallef\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarlena Zuber\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eTORONTO STAR\u003c\/i\u003e'S \"30 BOOKS WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS SPRING\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe updated edition of a Toronto favourite meanders around some of the city's unique neighborhoods and considers what makes a city walkable\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is the 'Toronto look'? Glass skyscrapers rise beside Victorian homes, and Brutalist apartment buildings often mark the edge of leafy ravines, creating a city of contrasts whose architectural look can only be defined by telling the story of how it came together and how it works, today, as an imperfect machine.Shawn Micallef has been examining Toronto's streetscapes for decades. His psychogeographic reportages situate Toronto's buildings and streets in living, breathing detail, and tell us about the people who use them; the ways, intended or otherwise, that they are being used; and how they are evolving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStroll\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Toronto's details - some subtle, others grand - at the speed of walking and, in so doing, helps us to better get to know its many neighbourhoods, taking us from well-known spots like the CN Tower and Pearson Airport to the overlooked corners of Scarborough and all the way to the end of the Leslie Street Spit in Lake Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When I moved to Toronto in 2011, \u003ci\u003eStroll\u003c\/i\u003e was the first book I added to my library and course reading lists. My students and I get lost in the PATH, sneak into lobbies, and visit the archives with this book as our guide. Micallef's friendly voice invites us to slow down and notice not just a few landmark buildings but the city's built fabric as a whole. This updated version offers our collective memory a much-needed affectionate yet critical view of recent changes to the city.\" - \u003cb\u003eErica Allen-Kim, Author of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Little Saigon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eStroll\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful and eccentric guidebook, full of clever writing, amusing stories and charming maps that will make you want to strap on your walking shoes and head into the streets of Toronto.\" -\u003cb\u003e Carol Off, Author\/Broadcaster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shawn Micallef is the unofficial mayor of Toronto, the genial ambassador the city needs and deserves. As he strolls Toronto's broad avenues and its little streets, he finds hidden pockets of delight - and weirdness, too. Join him and fall in love with the city again.\" - \u003cb\u003eLiz Renzetti, author of \u003ci\u003eBury the Lead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Shawn Micallef looks at the city in a way we all should more often - he sees it as a living book that is alive with stories just waiting to be told to the attentive observer. In \u003ci\u003eStroll\u003c\/i\u003e, he gives us an introduction to just how interesting and surprisingly dramatic those stories are, and how exciting our city is when we hear them.\" - \u003cb\u003eDavid Crombie, former mayor of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A smart and intimate guide to the city that makes you feel like an insider from start to finish.\" - \u003cb\u003eDouglas Coupland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition updates things in the city that have changed and includes several new walks.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShawn Micallef is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFull Frontal TO: Exploring Toronto's Vernacular Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble With Brunch: Work, Class and the Pursuit of Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a weekly columnist at the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e, instructor at University of Toronto, a Senior Fellow at Massey College and a co-founder and senior editor of the magazine \u003ci\u003eSpacing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarlena Zuber has been an illustrator for over twenty years and has received various awards in Canada and the US for her illustrations. In addition to making maps and illustrating books and magazines, Marlena has fifteen years of experience in Toronto and eight years' experience in North Hastings County as an arts program coordinator, facilitator, educator, and creative community builder with adults and youth from various backgrounds and abilities. Marlena lives in the beautiful town of Maynooth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695427948607,"sku":"9781552454800","price":28.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1e889cf44fdd3bab6a593542b8374d41.webp?v=1765003771","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stroll-updated-edition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}